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Solar Tackle founder Martin Locke has landed 33 carp, including 11 forties, 3 fifties and a session biggest 60lb 8oz common, on his latest session. Fishing at extreme range, 230 yards, from swim 19 on Rainbow Lake, Martin concentrated on a boilie only approach with Candy Floss and TunaMino baits. Martin explains: “There were extreme temperatures, with up to 37°C in the shade, but odd takes were coming even in those temperatures as they seem to do with French fish. “I started off using Candy Floss boilies, but got through it quicker than I thought I would, and so switch to using TunaMino roughly halfway through the session, and that increased the action.

INSIDE THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE: ON SALE FRIDAY AUGUST 26TH IAN RUSSELL ON… FISHING IN FRANCE IAN RUSSELL is a veteran of fishing abroad but what it is that appeals so much, where does he go and how does he approach each trip? We met up with him to find out… So, Ian, how many times have you been to France now, and is it a yearly thing? Blimey, over 40 times for sure, maybe even more like 50. I love it and now make up to five trips every year. When Sticky Went To France… DAN WILDBORE ventured to the South of France to the mightyCassien, where he and friends enjoyed plenty of success on the famous 1,300-acre-plus lake… Being totally honest, the idea of fishing in France had never appealed to me. My holiday time is valuable, like all of us, and I wanted to spend the few weeks I had going away with my girlfriend or mates.

With most of my fishing being quick over night sessions or 24hour sessions it is important for me to make sure that I know exactly what type of lake bed I'm fishing over when I arrive and to find any feature that it may hold. Finding features such as plateaus, gullies, gravel bars and weed beds are all key features that can help catch fish in the right situation. It's also very important for me to find out what type of lake bed I'm likely to be fishing over so I can decide what type of rig to use as I want the right rig for the right situation. In order to do this I like to map out the swim and the area that I will be fishing in, nine times out of ten I will do this with a marker rod and reel with a dedicated braided main line which I would always wet before using just to prevent tangles and to allow it to come of the reel as smoothly as possible I would also use a textured lead 1.

Big-Carp Tactics Once you’ve decided on a venue, JACK BROWN reveals a few ways in which you can copy his tactics and target larger specimens this year. Accuracy is absolutely vital, both with the rods and, of course, baiting. Make this year the one in which you set targets and catch a few bigger ones, possibly even a new PB. With the fish being more active and feeding a lot more positively now winter has passed, you can start to think about maybe upping the baiting levels, which falls perfectly into the style of fishing I like – fishing multiple rods on one tight spot and then baiting as accurately as possible with a good amount of bait.